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COMPOSITION~ CONTAININ~ ISOCYANATOSILANES AS
ADDITIVES TO INCREASE THE STABILITY IN
STORAGE OF COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING
POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMERS WITH FREE
_ ISOCYANATE GROUPS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIQN
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to compositions
containing isocyanato-silanes as additives to increase
the storage stability of liquid or pasty compositions
containing polyurethane prepolymers with free isocyanate
groups.
Description of the Prior Art
In German Patent No. 1,245,590 it has ~een dis-
closed to use highly reactive sulphonyl isocyanates, inparticular tosyl isocyanate, as water binding agents in
preparations containing polyurethane prepolymers with
free isocyanate groups.
The use of such highly reactive monoisocyanates
in lacquer systems has hitherto been the most advanta-
geous means, for example, of preventin~ any undesirable
side reactions with water possibly still present in the
solvents or pigments. In practice, however, the use of
tosyl isocyanate as an additive for lacquer compositions
also en~ails disadvantages, as disclosed in German
Ofenlegungsschrift No. 2,539,728.
Thus commercial tosyl isocyanate occasionally
contains traces of tosyl chloride which is also formed
in the course of the preparation of tosyl isocyanate
and which may give rise to unpleasant odors accompanying
the use of tosyl isocyanate. Furthermore, the tosyl
amide ~ormed as a result of the reaction of tosyl i50-
cyanate ~ith water is liable to cause stippling in the
lacquer due to the pronounced tendency of tosyl amide
to undergo crystallization. In addition/ tosyl amide
often has a reaction inhibiting effect on polyurethane
lacquer compositions.
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Handling of tosyl isocyanate, which is a hi~hly
reactive compound, requires certain safety measures.
Contact of tosyl isocyanate with pure water must ~e pre-
vented as it may lead to an extremely vigorous reaction.
German Offenlegungsschrift No. 2,539~728
therefore recommends the use of certain alkox~carbonyl
isocyanates instead of tosyl isocyanate.
The disadvantage of alkoxycarbonyl isocyanates
lies in the difficulty of their methods of preparation,
for the most part requiring expensive starting materials.
Thus in the process according to J. Org. Chem.30 (1965),
pages 4306 to 4307, preparation of the alkoxycarbonyl
isocyanates requires the reaction of a previously pre-
pared ~-unsubstituted urethane with oxalyl chloride.
The process according to German Auslegeschrift No.
1,793,088 requires the use of chlorocarbonyl isocyanate
and the processes according to German Offenlegungsschrift
No. 1,900,755 and German Auslegeschrift No. 1,768,179
require the use of chlorocarbonyl-isocyanide dichloride.
It was therefore an object of the present inven-
tion to provide an effective, easily available water-
binding additive for preparations containing polyurethane
prepolymers with ree isocyanate groups, which would not
have the disadvantages mentioned above.
It has now surprisingly been found that iso-
cyanato~silanes satisfy the requirements mentioned above.
The g~od drying effect o the isocyanato-silanes
to be used according to the invention was not obviously
to be expected since ~any representatives of this class
3~ of substances, e.g. trimethyl-isocyanatosilane, react
only ver~ slowly with water.
The reaction with water, for example in the
case of dimethyldiisocyanatosilane, gives rise to poly-
siloxanes. These end products are constituents of mold
release agents 50 that when prepolymers containing silyl
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isocyanate were subsequently. used as lacquers, problems
with adherence of the lacquers would be expected tu
arise..
It was surprisingly found, however, that iso-
cyanato-silanes are excellent drying agents in isocyanate
prepolymers and do not have the last mentioned disad-
vantage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a liquid or
pasty, clear or pigmented composition containing
a) a polyurethane prepolymer having free iso-
cyanate groups,
b) an isocyanatosilane in an amount sufficient
to increase the storage stability of the composition and,
optionally,
c~ a solvent which is inert towards isocyanate
groups.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION O_ THE INVENTION
The use of these substances has the following
advantages over the customary use of sulphonyl- or
alkoxycarbonyl-isocyanates for the same purpose:
l. Synthesis of the compounds is simple and may be
achieved, ~or example, by the reaction of silyl
halides with alkali metal cyanates as described,
e.g. in German Ofenlegungs~chrift No. 1,695,741
or as described by W. Noll in "Chemie und Technologie
der Silicone", published by Verlag Chemie, Weinheim,
2nd Edition (1968~, pages 98-lOO.
2. The preparation of formulations of pigmented~
moisture-hardening, one-component lacquers which
have a stable Viscosity can be achieved with a much
smaller quantity of additive `if, for example, tri-.
methyl-isocyanatosilane and/or dimethyl-diisocyanato-
silane is used ins.tead of tosylisocyanate or iso-
octyl oxycarbonyl isocyanate.
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3. Isocyanatosilanes are simpler to handle from a safety
point of view. If, for exam~le, concentrated txi-
methylisocyanatosilane or dimethyldiisocyanato-
silane is inadvertentl~ brought into contact with
water, this does not result in a vigorous reaction
such as would occur in the case of concentrated
tosyl isocyanate. In the case of trimethyl-isocya-
natosilane, the reaction is even considerably slower
than in the case of alkoxycarbonyl isocyanates.
4. When the long term stabilizing effect is tested,
liquid samples are found to be substan~ially improved
in the stability of their viscosityl determined in
DIN cup 4 according to DIN 53 211l bo~h when storad
at room temperature (~0C) and when stored at
elevated temperature (50C) if isocyanatosilanes are
used instead of tosyl isocyanate.
5. Saponification of isocyanatosilanes does not give
rise to any products with any undesirable effects
in the lacquex (e.g. stippling).
6. Saponification products of the isocyanatosi]anes
have virtually no inhibitory effect on the harden-
ing reaction of the lacquer composition~ Due to
the small quantity in which the additive is used, a
smaller quantity of foreign bodies is also intro-
duced into the lacquer composition, and this has a
positive effect on many characteristics~ e.gO on
the water resistance or migration.
Any isocyanatosilanes may be used according to
the invention, but it i~ preferred to use isocyanato-
silanes corresponding to the formula
Rn5i(NCO)4-n
wherein
R denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carhon
atoms, in particular a methyl group, and
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n represents 0 or an integer from 1 to 3,
preferably 2 or 3.
Mixtures of various such isocyanatosilanes
may, of course, also be used. Typical examples of
suitable isocyantosilanes include tetraisocyanto-
silane, methyltriisocyanatosilane, n-hexyl-tri-
isocyantosilane, methylethyl-diisocyanatosilane,
dimethyl-diisocyanato-silane and trimethyl-
isocyanatosilane. The last two mentioned silanes are
particularly preferred.
The preparations containing polyurethane pre-
polymers with free isocyanate groups which are required
to be stabilized according to the invention are liquid
or pasty, clear or pigmented systems which may contain
solvents and, optionally, also contain other auxiliary
agents and additives conventionally used in lacquer
technology, the main component or binder of these
systems being polyurethane prepolymers with free
isocyanate groups. The polyurethane prepolymers with
free isocyanate groups are the known reaction products
obtained from organic polyisocyanates with
subequivalent quantities of polyhydroxyl compounds. The
preparations to be stabilized according to the
invention are primarily one-component polyurethane
lacquers containing such prepolymers as binders, for
example of the type described in German Patent No.
1,245,590 or U.S. Patent No. 3,479,325. When used
according to the invention, the additives according to
the invention may, for example, be added to the
finished preparations (one-component lacquers) or to
the starting materials used for their preparation
(pigments, solvents or binders). The quantity of
additive to be used according to the invention depends
primarily on the water content of the preparations
which are to be stabilized or on that of the separate
components used for their preparation. It is generally
in the region
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of from about 0.05 to 5~ by weight, preferably from
about 0.5 to 4% by weight, based on the total weight of
the preparations ready for use (one-component lacquers).
In certain special cases, it may be advisable if,
in addition to the isocyanatosi~anes ~hich are essential
to this invention, sulphonylisocyanates of the type men-
tioned in German Patent No. 1,245,590, in particular
p tolylsulphonylisocyanate (tosyl isocyanate) is added
in the quantities indicated in German Patent No. 1,245,590
to the preparations which are to be stabilized ox to the
individual components used for their preparation.
If, for example, tosyl isocyanate and dimethyl-
diisocyanatosilane are mixed in approximately equal parts
by weight, the mixture is capable of easily stabilizing
even a highly reactive lacquer system but the mixture is
much safer to handle than tosyl isocyanate alone owing
to its much weaker reactivity with pure water.
The additives according to the invention pro-
vide the possibility of increasing the viscosity stability
or stability in storage of liquid or pasty, solvent-free
or solvent-containing, clear or pigmented polyurethane
prepolymer preparations containing free isocyanate groups.
The preparations stabilized according to the invention
are preferably the known solvent-co~taining one-component
polyurethane lacquers described and exemplified in German
Patent No. 1,245,~90 and in U.S. Patent No. 3,~79,325.
The advantages obtained by the use according
to the invention will also be seen from the examples
which follo~.
In the follo~ing examples of practical applica-
tion lA to 5C, the effect of trimethyl-isocyanatosilane
(V) and/or dimethyl-di~socyanatosilane(IV) as stabiliz-
ing agent is compared with the effect of tosyl isocya-
nate (III) or isooctyloxycarbonylisocyanate (XVII). The
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numerical date given in the descriptions of formulations
represent parts by wei~ht.
The following materials were used in the examples:
I : 60% solution of an isocyanate prepolymer having
an isocyanate content of 5~4O in xylene (based on the solu-
tion) and prepared by the reaction of 7.0 mol of
2,4 diisocyanatotoluene with a mixture of 1.8
mol of trimeth~lolpropane, 0.9 mol of diethylene-
~lycol and 0.9 mol of polypropylene glycol
having a molecular weight of 1000
II : 85~6 solution of a commercial coal tar (VFT Spezialteer 250/500 of
Verkaufsvereinigung fur Teererzeugnisse AG, Essen, Germany) in xylene
III : tosyl isocyanate
IV : dimethyl-diisocyanatosilane
V : trimethyl-isocyanatosilane
VI : commercial deaerating agent based on polyacrylate ( Blister Free 66,
Schwegmann KG, Bonn, Germany) 10~ solution in ethylene glycol monoethyl-
ether acetate
VII : antisedimentation agent ( entone 34, Kronos Titan GmbH, Leverkusen,
Germany~ (aluminum silicate of the montmorillonite type), 1090 sus-
pension in xylene
VIII: talcum
IX : synthetic iron oxide pigment (Bayferrox~ 130 BM, Bayer AG, Leverkusen,
Germany)
X : micaceous iron ore (Eisenglimmer A/S, ~arntner Montanindustrie GmbH,
Austria) (crystalline lamellar haematite)
XI : non-floatint aluminum bronze (Aliminiumbronze Stapa 2, Eckart-Werke,
Furth, Germany) ca. 40~ in xylene
XII ~ hydrocarbon solvent mixture with an aromatic hydrocarbon content of 97
and a boiling range of 165C to 178C (Solvent Naphtha 100, British
Petroleum)
XIII: xylene
XIV : ethylene qlycol monoethylether acetate
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XV : 60% solution in ethyl ~lycol monoethylether
acetate/xylene (1:1) of a reaction product of
75 parts by weight of a biuretized hexamethyl~ne-
diisocyanate having an isocyanate content of 22~
by weight with 25 parts by weight of a polyester
based on 5 mol of phthalic.acid anhydride, 1 mol
of tr.imethylol propane and 5 mol of hexamethylene
glycol. The reaction product was prepared from
the starting materials by heating for 2 hours at
80C. It has an isocyanate content of 9.S~.
XVI : 10% solution of dibutyl tin dilaurate in ethylene
glycol monoethylether acetate
XVII : isooctyl oxycarbonyl isocyanate
XVIII: silicone resin as surface finish (Byk 303, Byk Mallinckrodt, Wesel,
Germany)
XIX : defoaming agent for organic systems(Byk 141, Byk Mallinckrodt,
Wesel,Germany)
XX : commercial titanium dioxide pigment (R-KB-4, Cayer AG9 Leverkusen,German~J
(rutile type)
~ Examples lA to 3C summarized in Table 1 demon-
strate the stabilization of a pigmented isocyanate pre-
polymer containing aromatically bound isocyanate groups.
The starting materials indicated were mixed fox 15 min-
utes, using a high speed stirrsr. The temperature of the
25 mixtur~ rises to about 50C durin~ this operation. The
first viscosity determination was carried out according to DIN 53019
after the mixture had cooled to 23 C. Further ~iscosity determinations
at 23C were carried out after storage for 16 hours at 80C and/or
after 7 days at 50C. The results are summarized in Tablz 1. Omission
of stabilizing agent III, IV or V leads to gelling in all three of the
different formulations.
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To prepare thè lacquers~,.all the components with
the exception ~f catalyst XyI.were mixed in a high speed
stirrer as described above.. After cooling, the catalyst
was stirred in and the firs~ viscosity determination
was carried out .immediately. The results are summarized
in Table 2.
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Examples 5 A to 5 C summarized in TabIe 3 demon-
strate the stabilization of a pigmented isocyanate pre-
polymer conta.ining aliphatically bound isocyanate groups.
The lacquers were prepared by mixing all the components
with .the exception of cata.lyst XVI in a high speed stirrer,
as described. After cooling, th.e catalyst is stirred in
and the first viscosity determination is carried out
immediately. The results are summarized in Table 3.
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TAB~E 3
Exampl~e
5 A 5 B 5 C
~V 135.8 135.8 135.~
VII 8.26 8.26 8.26
XVIII 0.33 33 33
XIX 8.26 8.26 8.26
XX 57.85 57.85 S7.85
XVI 0.83 0.83 0.83
III 7.27
IV 7.27
Determination of the
viscosity of the liquid
lacquer
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DIN 53019
(rotary viscosimeter)
0 h, 23C 500 400 450
16 h, 80~C ) 1050 400 500
7 d, 50C gelled 500 550
Although the invention has been described in
detail in the foregoing for the purpose of illustration,
it is to be understood that such detaii is solely for
that purpose and that variations can be made therein by
those skilled in the art without departing rom the
spir.it and ~cope of the invention except as it may be
limi~ed by the claims~
~)the viscosities have been determined at 23C after storage as indicated.
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